Kyler Murray's hamstring issue could be cover for a soft benching
ProFootballTalk suggests Kyler Murray's hamstring designation in Minnesota may be a convenient way to sit him without calling it a benching. He is questionable against Buffalo in a 45.5-total game with the Vikings 3.5-point underdogs.
How can the Vikings bench Kyler Murray without benching Kyler Murray?
Sharp take
Sharp SixBenchWrong · +1.6This is speculation about motive, not a report on his hamstring, and the two are being treated as the same thing. Murray carries a -6.2 value over replacement and sits 163rd in sharp rank, so even fully healthy he is not winning you a week against Buffalo. A questionable tag on a quarterback whose job security is being openly discussed is not a lineup you want to submit. Start someone else and keep him on your bench while this clarifies. If your quarterback room is already settled, none of this touches you.
Speculative — this reads ahead of what the source reported.
- start sit
Our read on ProFootballTalk’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.
Players: Kyler Murray
Teams: Minnesota Vikings